So, I'm bumping this to relay two things:
1 - last night, I had a dream about US X-Factor. Simon was the main judge, although he was oddly mute for most of it.
What was surprising, though, was who made up the judging panel. Cheryl was there, as was Scherzinger (ugh.) Who was the fourth judge? BETTE. MIDLER. And then halfway through the taping of the first episode, she was replaced by ZOE. SALDANA. (or was it Alesha Dixon? That part was fuzzy.)
Needless to say, it was a nightmare.
2 - The Mirror is reporting that the final four will be Simon, Cheryl, WILL SMITH and and unnamed female judge.
Read all about it here.